Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news…
Basit Mahmood
Conservatives and far-right delighted about Elon Musk’s deal to buy Twitter
There are fears that Musk’s ownership will now see the return of Donald Trump to Twitter
Tory minister tries to defend Nadine Dorries in car crash interview
“There’s nothing surprising about two human beings sitting down at the keyboard and tapping out the exact same sentence construction?”
Labour announces plan to abolish non-dom tax status
‘It’s a basic principle that if you make Britain your home, you should be paying your taxes here’
Mail on Sunday slammed for sexist and misogynistic article on Angela Rayner
‘The Mail on Sunday is a disgrace. Solidarity to Angela Rayner’
Matt Hancock ridiculed for claiming the pandemic is over in the UK
“It’s not just the lies to the public; it’s also the consequences of those [dangerous] lies.”
Tory MP tells party colleagues ‘we must stop drinking the kool aid’ and prepare to get rid of Johnson
‘We can’t use Ukraine as a fig leaf to dodge those difficult questions’
Boris Johnson urged to speak out against Islamophobia and persecution of Muslims in India while visiting country
Human Rights Watch has warned that Muslims in India have been increasingly at risk since the BJP government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was first elected in 2014.
‘It’s utterly depressing to be asked to defend the indefensible’: Tories tell Johnson to resign after government is forced into U-turn
‘We’ve come full circle, with Labour’s motion now likely to pass, without a full vote’
‘An apology doesn’t constitute taking responsibility’: Tory MP calls for Boris Johnson’s resignation
“I think the prime minister should take responsibility for his actions”